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Yahoo PhilippinesELECTIONS 2022: Robredo gains ground in fight to be Philippines' 3rd female president
Being the incumbent vice president could play either way for presidential candidate Leni Robredo.
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ELECTIONS 2022: Pangilinan takes risk as Robredo's running mate in 2022 polls
For senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, answering the call to be the running mate of presidential candidate and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo at this year's elections entails the risk of his long-running political career coming to an abrupt end.
- Yahoo News Singapore
Singapore to pass law to maintain racial harmony: PM Lee Hsien Loong
Singapore intends to pass specific legislation to maintain and promote racial harmony, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
- Yahoo News Singapore
Singapore must refocus on future, open up for travel soon: PM Lee
With COVID-19 "under control", Singapore must change gears and refocus on the future, said the country's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
- Yahoo News Singapore
Singapore cannot yet open up like UK, US and Israel: Ong Ye Kung
At 50 per cent of the population being fully vaccinated, Singapore is not yet ready to open up as aggressively as countries like the UK and Israel, and some US states, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
- Yahoo News Singapore
Jurong Fishery Port Delta variant likely introduced by boats
The Delta variant that was identified to be causing the infections within the Jurong Fishery Port cluster could have been introduced by fishing boats, said the Ministry of Health's director of medical services Associate Professor Kenneth Mak on Tuesday (20 July).
- Yahoo News Singapore
COVID: Singapore bans dine-in from 22 July, social group limit back to 2
Singapore will return to its Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) measures and ban dine-in at food and beverage (F&B) establishments from Thursday (22 July) to 18 August.
- Yahoo Finance Singapore
Budget 2021: Petrol duty increases by up to 15 cents per litre
The government has raised petrol duties with immediate effect.
- Yahoo News Singapore
Singapore must resist protectionism, even when competing for jobs: Chan Chun Sing
Resisting protectionism is key to surviving in the post-COVID-19 world, including when competing for jobs, said Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing on Sunday (14 June) in his address on national TV.
- Yahoo News Singapore
COVID-19 has created a 'more dangerous' world for Singapore: PM Lee Hsien Loong
For a small country like Singapore, COVID-19 is not merely a public health issue nor an economic one – the pandemic has made the world a more troubled place.
- Yahoo News Singapore
NDR 2019: Lower income students can study to be doctors for at most $5,000 per year with bursaries
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his National Day Rally (NDR) speech this evening (18 August) that “added together with other bursaries from the university, lower income students will now pay at most $5,000 per year”.
- Yahoo News Singapore
NDR 2019: Household income ceiling for additional preschool subsidies to be raised to $12,000
SINGAPORE – As part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to improve preschool education, it will make preschool education more affordable for more families, especially those from low to middle-income families.
- Yahoo Newsroom
Mothership.sg, The Middle Ground to comply with MDA's licensing requirement
Two sociopolitical sites, earlier notified by the the Media Development Authority (MDA) that they are required to be specifically licensed under the Broadcasting Act, will comply.
- Yahoo Newsroom
Singapore's MSF investigates after video of abused elderly woman goes viral
A viral video of a woman allegedly abusing her mother has prompted Singapore's Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) to take swift action.
- Yahoo Newsroom
Reflections on Sabah quake: Sometimes, silence is golden
For me, being quietly supportive is the best way to honour the victims of the Sabah quake. For some of us, especially those who cannot make things better with words, silence is golden.
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Mamas, stop judging fellow mums who don't breastfeed
It's really good to see increasing support for breastfeeding in Singapore and the world. Elle Australia was lauded for helping to normalise breastfeeding when it featured supermodel Nicole Trunfio nursing her five-month-old son on the cover of its June subscriber issue.
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Child abuse in Asia Pacific costs S$283 billion a year: UNICEF
Research commissioned by UNICEF has found that child maltreatment is costing countries in East Asia and the Pacific US$209 billion per year. In a press release announcing its findings, UNICEF shares that this is equivalent to 2 per cent of the region’s GDP.
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PM Lee's press sec issues letter to The Economist
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s press secretary Chang Li Lin has issued a letter to The Economist, in response to an opinion piece the magazine had written about the ongoing defamation case against Singapore blogger Roy Ngerng.
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No new National Day song this year
There will be no new song for National Day this year, breaking a practice that goes back at least 16 years.
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Ex-NTU prof Cherian George accepts Hong Kong position after tenure rejection
Former journalist Cherian George, the academic whose tenure rejection by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) caused much backlash against the institution last year, has accepted a position in Hong Kong.